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[12/03/18 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 3
Updates include: National Geographic Channel orders "Barkskins" to series; The CW mulls "Jane the Virgin" spin-off; and Ben Mendelsohn to lead "The Outsider" at HBO.

[12/03/18 - 02:32 PM]
Nickelodeon's Hit Series "Henry Danger" Hits Landmark 100th Episode, Stands as Network's Longest-Running Live-Action Sitcom
The order brings the series' total to 117, making "Henry Danger" Nickelodeon's longest-running live-action sitcom.

[12/03/18 - 02:05 PM]
"History Remembers George H.W. Bush" in a Special Event Premiering Dec. 5 at 10PM ET/PT
Through rare archival footage, interviews, and speeches, the special explores the lifetime of service and legacy of a war hero, businessman, family man and the 41st President of the United States.

[12/03/18 - 01:00 PM]
NBC to Air "Elvis All-Star Tribute" on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019
Today marks the exact date 50 years ago that the "'68 Comeback Special" aired on NBC and played a pivotal role in relaunching Elvis Presley's career.

[12/03/18 - 12:32 PM]
MTV Sets Premiere Date for Highly Anticipated "Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club"
The series - due on Tuesday, January 8 - chronicles actress, influencer and entrepreneur Lindsay Lohan as she expands her business empire in Mykonos, Greece with the launch of her new club Lohan Beach House; but she won't do it alone.

[12/03/18 - 12:10 PM]
Premiere of Investigation Discovery's "Body Cam" Arrests 1.6 Million Viewers
Investigation Discovery further spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 27.

[12/03/18 - 12:10 PM]
Bravo Media Brings the Great Outdoors to New Exterior Design Series, "Backyard Envy" Premiering Thursday, January 17 at 10PM ET/PT
James DeSantis, Garrett Magee and Melissa Brasier make-up the exclusive exterior design and high-end landscaping firm, the Manscapers.

[12/03/18 - 11:04 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "Sunday Night Football" Continues Reign for NBC
The Peacock takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/03/18 - 11:01 AM]
Samantha Bee Announces New Production Company Swimsuit Competition Inc. and Inks First-Look Deal with TBS
All new episodes of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" begin airing on Wednesday, December 5.

[12/03/18 - 11:00 AM]
"The Twilight Zone" Enlists John Cho, Allison Tolman and Jacob Tremblay
Previously announced cast members include host and narrator Jordan Peele in addition to Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott and Kumail Nanjiani.

[12/03/18 - 10:01 AM]
"Grace and Frankie" Season 5 Launches Globally on Netflix January 18
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as two women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other.

[12/03/18 - 10:00 AM]
Comedy Special "Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'" Debuts Jan. 26
Taped at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, the comedian's first hour-long special is produced for HBO by Jesse Collins Entertainment.

[12/03/18 - 10:00 AM]
LL Cool J, Gwen Stefani and More Celebrate "A Home for the Holidays - The 20th Anniversary" Dec. 21 on CBS
Host LL Cool J will introduce inspirational stories about children adopted from foster care, and Gwen Stefani, Train and Lukas Graham will each perform.

[12/03/18 - 09:54 AM]
Video: truTV Releases Trailer for Season Two of "I'm Sorry" Returning Wednesday, January 9 at 10pm ET/PT
Guest stars this season include Adam Scott, Lennon Parham, June Diane Raphael, Scott Aukerman, Rob Huebel, Anne Ramsay, Kurt Braunohler, Rose Mclver, Brian Stepanek and Rich Eisen.

[12/03/18 - 08:14 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Announces Talent for All-New Slate of Half-Hour Specials Including Season 3 Lineup for "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents..." and Two All-New Specials Under "Amy Schumer Presents" Banner
David Gborie, Vanessa Gonzalez, Charles Gould, Joe Kwaczala, Will Miles, Sara Schaefer, Dulcé Sloan, Allen Strickland Williams, Tom Thakkar, and Jaboukie Young-White are among the featured talent.

[12/03/18 - 08:13 AM]
Comedy Central Declares Stand-Up Month This January, Celebrating All That Is Special About the Stand-Up Special with New One-Hours from Ron Funches, James Davis, Chris Distefano, Roy Wood Jr. to Air Consecutive Fridays at 11 P.M. ET/PT
In addition, Comedy Central's all-new digital series "Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring" will premiere January 8 on YouTube, Facebook Watch, Twitter and Instagram and will spotlight a new up-and-coming comedian each Tuesday and Thursday weekly.

[12/03/18 - 08:01 AM]
2018 Kennedy Center Honors Performers and Presenters Announced
This year's event airs Wednesday, December 26 on CBS.

[12/03/18 - 07:15 AM]
Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International's Highly Anticipated Fall 2019 Daytime Talk Show Hosted by Tamron Hall Now Sold in 50% of US
The television stations include WCVB-TV Boston, WMOR-TV Tampa, WESH-TV Orlando, KCRA-TV Sacramento, WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, WBAL-TV Baltimore, KMBC-TV Kansas City, WLWT-TV Cincinnati, WISN-TV Milwaukee and WPBF-TV West Palm Beach, among many others.

[12/03/18 - 07:08 AM]
Netflix Picks Up Second Season of "You" as a Global Original
Season one launches on Netflix globally on December 26.

[12/03/18 - 06:39 AM]
Video: Trailer Debut - "The Innocent Man" - New Netflix Series - Launching December 14
The six-part documentary series focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s - and the controversial chain of events that followed.

[12/03/18 - 06:30 AM]
CBS Studios International and Sky U.K. Announce New, Expanded Multi-Year, Multiseries Licensing Agreement
The agreement also secures Sky as the home of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" on U.K. television, with the exclusive weekly highlights series announced in February this year continuing on Sky One.

[12/03/18 - 05:01 AM]
Starz Acquires "Dublin Murders" from Fremantle
The series is adapted from Tana French's first two novels in the Dublin Murder Squad crime series, "In The Woods" and "The Likeness."

[12/03/18 - 03:06 AM]
"Comedians of the World" Is Coming to Netflix on January 1, 2019
The show, a global first of its kind, will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions in 8 languages in an unprecedented stand-up comedy event series.

[12/02/18 - 10:12 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: Big Ten Championship Puts FOX on Top
The network takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/01/18 - 11:09 AM]
"Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Part 2 Launches Globally April 5 Only on Netflix
And for the impatient, the Dark Lord's gifts are abundant: a special holiday episode, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter's Tale," launches December 14.

[12/01/18 - 08:27 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, Pac-12 Championship Top Demos
The network wins the night among adults 18-49 while CBS is the most-watched broadcaster.

[11/30/18 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 30
Updates include: Nick Nolte signs onto "The Mandalorian" at Disney+; Rupert Grint tapped for Apple's "Servant"; and "Cosmos" host Neil deGrasse Tyson under investigation for sexual misconduct.

[11/30/18 - 01:06 PM]
"America's Got Talent: The Champions" Announces Second Group of All-Star Acts
Previously announced acts include Susan Boyle, Darci Lynne Farmer, Shin Lim, Paul Potts, Piff the Magic Dragon and more.

[11/30/18 - 11:20 AM]
HGTV Star David Bromstad Helps Lottery Winners Find Their Fantasy Homes in New Season of "My Lottery Dream Home"
The fresh episodes are set to premiere Friday, January 4 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/30/18 - 10:22 AM]
Video: YouTube Premium and AwesomenessTV Debut Official Trailer and Key Art for New Female Led Comedy "Overthinking with Kat & June"
The half hour comedy series, due on December 19, will focus on the inner thoughts of two women as they form a strange but beautiful friendship.

[11/30/18 - 10:15 AM]
Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" Returns with a Supersized Premiere Thursday, January 3 at 9PM ET/PT
Powerhouse agents Josh Flagg, Josh Altman, Tracy Tutor, James Harris and David Parnes continue to navigate huge deals, huge homes and huge egos in one of the hottest real estate markets in the world.

[11/30/18 - 09:56 AM]
Bravo Media Presents WWHL Special "O Come OG Faithful"
The special holiday episode will unite Housewives Vicki Gunvalson, NeNe Leakes, Ramona Singer, Bethenny Frankel, Teresa Giudice, and Kyle Richards to deck the halls and spill some tea.

[11/30/18 - 09:04 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Posts Season High for FOX
The network's coverage easily eclipses the competition in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[11/30/18 - 05:01 AM]
MTV Observes World AIDS Day as MTV Staying Alive Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Campaigning Around HIV & Sexual Health Awareness
MTV International will also launch a limited short-form series titled "Myths Debunked" on linear and digital, which discusses safe sex, getting tested and common myths around HIV/AIDS.

[11/29/18 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 29
Updates include: AMC orders fourth season of "Preacher"; Comedy Central's "Another Period," Netflix's "Marvel's Daredevil" get the axe; and Taylor Kitsch attached to star in HBO drama.

[11/29/18 - 02:31 PM]
Showtime(R) to Premiere Highly Anticipated New Late-Night Series "Desus & Mero" on Thursday, February 21 at 11 PM ET/PT
The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime will feature popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.

[11/29/18 - 01:34 PM]
"NBC's New Year's Eve" Hosts Carson Daly and Chrissy Teigen Will Ring in 2019 in Style with Leslie Jones from Times Square & Keith Urban Live from Nashville
This incredible line up of talent will introduce the biggest musical acts of the year (to be announced) and join the crowd in saying goodbye to 2018.

[11/29/18 - 11:43 AM]
Lifetime Sets Monday, January 14 for the Television Premiere of "Sidelined"
Produced by Public Record for A&E IndieFilms and Lifetime Films, "Sidelined" is the story of the NFL Cheerleaders who became involved in a controversy when they posed for Playboy magazine in 1978.

[11/29/18 - 11:06 AM]
WE tv's Shocking and Outrageous New Original Docuseries "Extreme Love" Premieres Friday, December 28 at 10PM ET/PT
The project is based on a hugely popular digital series of the same name, averaging an impressive 600 million views on digital platforms.

[11/29/18 - 11:03 AM]
Hulu Adds Official Sundance Selection "Ask Dr. Ruth" to Critically Acclaimed Original Documentary Slate
The film will premiere at Sundance Film Festival, on Hulu and in theaters in 2019, and will receive the widest theatrical release for a Hulu Documentary to date.

[11/29/18 - 11:02 AM]
Video: Official Trailer and Key Art: "Marvel's Runaways" Season 2
Look for all episodes Friday, December 21, only on Hulu.

[11/29/18 - 11:00 AM]
The Doctor Is In When "The Good Doctor" Returns, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019
"The Good Doctor" will air its winter finale on Monday, December 3.

[11/29/18 - 10:00 AM]
TBS Scores Jameela Jamil to Host "The Misery Index"
"As someone whose life is just a series of mortifying incidents strung together, it's going to be brilliant to take a break from my own mishaps, and feast in the disasters of others," said Jameela Jamil.

[11/29/18 - 09:40 AM]
ESPN Films Next 30 for 30 "42 to 1" on Buster Douglas Defeating Mike Tyson for the 1990 Heavyweight Championship of the World
Featuring rare footage and never before seen images, this is a film about how Douglas pulled off a victory that changed the course of sports history.

[11/29/18 - 09:19 AM]
Sony Crackle Announces Thursday, February 21 Premiere Date for "The Oath" Season Two
Ryan Kwanten, Katrina Law, Cory Hardrict, Christina Milian, J.J. Soria and Leona Lewis star in the show's latest installment.

[11/29/18 - 09:17 AM]
Discovery Spotlights a Group of High School Enviromentalists Taking the Health of New York Waterways in Their Own Hands in "Take Back the Harbor"
The film premieres Tuesday, December 18 at 8:00/7:00c on Discovery Channel.

[11/29/18 - 09:01 AM]
Awkwafina Coming to Comedy Central in New Scripted Comedy Series
"Awkwafina" is a half-hour scripted narrative starring writer, actor and rapper Awkwafina as a twenty-something living in Queens, striving for a larger than life existence while living with her father and grandmother.

[11/29/18 - 09:00 AM]
Comedy Central Orders Rory Scovel's "Robbie" to Series
Rory plays a small town youth league basketball coach living in his father's shadow, until he realizes he has a son of his own who can lead him to greatness.

[11/29/18 - 09:00 AM]
Adult Swim and Crunchyroll Producing All-New "Blade Runner" Anime Series with Alcon Television Group
"Blade Runner - Black Lotus" will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Sola Digital Arts.

[11/29/18 - 08:30 AM]
Production Begins on Disney Junior's "Mira, Royal Detective," A Mystery-Adventure Series for Preschoolers Inspired by the Cultures and Customs of India
The show's voice ensemble include Freida Pinto, Hannah Simone, Kal Penn, Jameela Jamil, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Aasif Mandvi.







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[03/23/26 - 10:01 AM]
Love Returns to the Lake: Prime Video's "Every Year After" Reveals First Look at a Story of Second Chances
The series will debut all episodes on June 10 with an eight-episode season and will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.

[03/23/26 - 09:30 AM]
CBS Renews "CIA" for Second Season
The series premiere on February 23 was seen by 8.4 million multiplatform viewers within seven days.

[03/23/26 - 09:30 AM]
Prime Video Announces April 16 Premiere Date and Releases Key Art for "Jerry West: The Logo"
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[03/23/26 - 09:04 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 08:16 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Dutton Ranch" Premieres May 15 on Paramount+ - Your First Look Is Here
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[03/23/26 - 08:00 AM]
New Season of "America Says" Hosted by John Michael Higgins - Premieres Monday April 13 at 6 PM EST on Game Show Network
The fast-paced studio game show features two teams of friends and family facing off to guess America's responses to fill-in-the-blank survey questions covering every topic under the sun.

[03/23/26 - 07:30 AM]
Madelyn Burke Joins ESPN as a "SportsCenter" Anchor
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[03/23/26 - 07:11 AM]
ESPN Original Series "Where It Lies" to Premiere April 6
The project is the first docuseries to explore the real world of public golf where quirky characters, hidden histories, and thriving local cultures collide on the course.

[03/23/26 - 06:02 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 06:02 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 06:01 AM]
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[03/23/26 - 04:01 AM]
"Too Hot to Handle: Italy" Reignites for a Second Season with the Special Participation of Selvaggia Lucarelli
Lucarelli will be the special guest who kicks off a journey through temptations and twists, where contestants will have to try to control their impulses to make it to the end.

[03/22/26 - 06:02 PM]
Video: New Season Coming in 2027 - "When Calls the Heart"
The series will return with a brand new season in 2027.